Harry Crosby and his wife Caresse, who he married in September 1922 after she divorced her first husband, founded the Black Sun Press in Paris. Their press was instrumental in publishing the early works of many authors who later became famous including James Joyce, Kay Boyle, Ernest Hemingway, Anais Nin and Henry Miller. Crosby, who was obsessed with death following his war service, died at age 31 in a double suicide pact with one of his mistresses.

Scope and Contents: Inscription on the first blank page reads "From Harry--June 22nd 1922. Pasted in the journal is an envelope containing two black and white photos of two unidentified women in a car and a calling card. Also inclued is an original poem written by Harry Crosby, as well as eight pages of innocuous diary entries and recipes beginning June 30th.